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Where ag goes for informationFri, 18 Aug 2017 01:38:57 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8Rice Harvest Reports – Big Chunks Of Coastal Crop Finished – RiceTechttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/rice-harvest-reports-big-chunks-of-coastal-crop-finished-ricetec/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/rice-harvest-reports-big-chunks-of-coastal-crop-finished-ricetec/#respondFri, 18 Aug 2017 01:05:47 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188991Texas – Derrol Grymes With a good, dry week, a majority of the guys on the west side of the district will be wrapping up first crop by the weekend. The]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/rice-harvest-reports-big-chunks-of-coastal-crop-finished-ricetec/feed/0DTN Livestock Close: Triple-Digit Losses Flood Futureshttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/dtn-livestock-close-triple-digit-losses-flood-futures/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/dtn-livestock-close-triple-digit-losses-flood-futures/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:25:00 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188990Cattle futures continued to collapse on Thursday with live and feeder contracts hammered by long liquidation and technical selling. Lean hog issues also crashed sharply lower thanks to increasingly bearish]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/dtn-livestock-close-triple-digit-losses-flood-futures/feed/0Moving Grain: Highest Average Diesel Prices Seen So Far in 2017http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/moving-grain-highest-average-diesel-prices-seen-so-far-in-2017/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/moving-grain-highest-average-diesel-prices-seen-so-far-in-2017/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:22:56 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188989Grain Inspections at Lowest Level for the Year For the week ending August 10, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from major U.S. export regions reached]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/moving-grain-highest-average-diesel-prices-seen-so-far-in-2017/feed/0Drought Outlook: Expect Improvements for the Midwest, Plains to Remain Dryhttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/drought-outlook-expect-improvements-for-the-midwest-plains-to-remain-dry/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/drought-outlook-expect-improvements-for-the-midwest-plains-to-remain-dry/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:09:06 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188988During the boreal fall months, climatological precipitation decreases across the Plains, and increases over the Northwest, while the transitional month of October is generally a drier time of year for]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/drought-outlook-expect-improvements-for-the-midwest-plains-to-remain-dry/feed/0Drought Monitor: Cooler Temps Offer Relief, Bring Widespread Rainshttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/drought-monitor-cooler-temps-offer-relief-bring-widespread-rains/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/drought-monitor-cooler-temps-offer-relief-bring-widespread-rains/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 22:46:13 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188987Summary Temperatures were cooler than average for much of the contiguous U.S. this week, including 4-8 degrees F below average across a large part of the Plains and Midwest this]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/drought-monitor-cooler-temps-offer-relief-bring-widespread-rains/feed/0Kansas: Wheat Streak Mosaic Caused $76 Mln in Damage in 2017; Start Control for 2018 Nowhttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/kansas-wheat-streak-mosaic-caused-76-mln-in-damage-in-2017-start-control-for-2018-now/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/kansas-wheat-streak-mosaic-caused-76-mln-in-damage-in-2017-start-control-for-2018-now/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 22:29:43 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188986Kansas State University officials are joining in on a group effort to help Kansas farmers stop the spread of a destructive wheat disease that took a strong foothold in the]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/kansas-wheat-streak-mosaic-caused-76-mln-in-damage-in-2017-start-control-for-2018-now/feed/0Texas: Wheat Variety ‘Picks’ Offered Statewide by AgriLife Extensionhttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/texas-wheat-variety-picks-offered-statewide-by-agrilife-extension/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/texas-wheat-variety-picks-offered-statewide-by-agrilife-extension/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 22:20:04 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188984While many varieties remain the same in Texas A&M AgriLife’s annual wheat “Picks” for producers across the state, suggestions are being made that one region find alternatives to hard red]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/texas-wheat-variety-picks-offered-statewide-by-agrilife-extension/feed/0Tennessee: Does Crop Insurance Cover Dicamba Damage?http://news.utcrops.com/2017/08/guidance-handling-dicamba-damage-claims/#new_tab
http://news.utcrops.com/2017/08/guidance-handling-dicamba-damage-claims/#new_tab#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 22:11:26 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188983If you have been to any agricultural field day, then you have heard mention of dicamba drift. Whether you are a producer or an agribusiness professional, dicamba is on the]]>http://news.utcrops.com/2017/08/guidance-handling-dicamba-damage-claims/#new_tab/feed/0Minnesota: Spring Wheat – A Quick Guide to Profitable Sulfur Fertilizationhttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/minnesota-spring-wheat-a-quick-guide-to-profitable-sulfur-fertilization/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/minnesota-spring-wheat-a-quick-guide-to-profitable-sulfur-fertilization/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 22:05:07 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188982The major cause of sulfur deficiencies in crops is a lack of mineralized S in the soil. Research and recommendations in Minnesota have shown well-documented yield increases for corn with]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/minnesota-spring-wheat-a-quick-guide-to-profitable-sulfur-fertilization/feed/0Texas West Plains: Cotton Ranges from Starting Bloom to Hard Cut-Outhttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/texas-west-plains-cotton-ranges-from-starting-bloom-to-hard-cut-out/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/texas-west-plains-cotton-ranges-from-starting-bloom-to-hard-cut-out/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:57:08 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188981Cotton ranges from just starting to bloom to hard cut-out (0 nodes above white flower). Ideally cotton will be blooming out-the-top by now; because we have reached that point when]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/texas-west-plains-cotton-ranges-from-starting-bloom-to-hard-cut-out/feed/0Marketing the Crop: Every Nickel Counts, Especially When it Comes to Soybeans – DTNhttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/marketing-the-crop-every-nickel-counts-especially-when-it-comes-to-soybeans-dtn/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/marketing-the-crop-every-nickel-counts-especially-when-it-comes-to-soybeans-dtn/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:52:12 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188968After USDA’s Prospective Plantings report at the end of March, it seemed clear that most of the reduced acres in corn and wheat were switching to soybeans in 2017. Even]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/marketing-the-crop-every-nickel-counts-especially-when-it-comes-to-soybeans-dtn/feed/0North Dakota: Pence County Designated Drought Disaster Areahttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/north-dakota-pence-county-designated-drought-disaster-area/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/north-dakota-pence-county-designated-drought-disaster-area/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:45:37 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188980In response to a request from Brian Haugen, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Pierce County in North]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/north-dakota-pence-county-designated-drought-disaster-area/feed/0Alabama: 11 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas from Floodinghttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/alabama-11-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-flooding/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/alabama-11-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-flooding/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:37:40 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188979In response to a request from Jacqueline McCloud, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Alabama, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 11 counties in Alabama as]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/alabama-11-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-flooding/feed/0South Dakota: 3 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas from Droughthttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/south-dakota-3-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-drought-2/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/south-dakota-3-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-drought-2/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:31:59 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188978In response to a request from Jamie White, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Aurora, Charles Mix and]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/south-dakota-3-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-drought-2/feed/0North Dakota: 3 More Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas from Droughthttp://agfax.com/2017/08/17/north-dakota-3-more-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-drought/
http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/north-dakota-3-more-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-drought/#respondThu, 17 Aug 2017 20:58:26 +0000http://agfax.com/?p=188977In response to a request from Brian Haugen, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in North Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Burke, Lamoure and Renville]]>http://agfax.com/2017/08/17/north-dakota-3-more-counties-designated-natural-disaster-areas-from-drought/feed/0